My Favorite Things

On Sunday mornings, my pastor has been going through a series called “My Favorite Things”. I’ve really been enjoying it and thought I’d share some of my favorite things right here. They’re in no particular order, just sort of shot-gunned on here.

Enjoy!

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The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer. My all time favorite nonfiction book. (Yes, the Bible is my favorite book.) I thought this would be a quick read based on the size but I ended up reading most of it on my knees and in tears. It changed the way I thought about God and kindled a deeper passion for prayer.

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ music. I could listen to his music all day (and sometimes I do). It’s incredibly peaceful/pastoral and has a way of conjuring up images of wind-swept fields and golden sunsets in my mind.

My boys. I love my boys. They make me laugh, they’re fun to be with, they’re creative, they’re really smart, and I just love them a whole lot!

People get surprised when I tell them I really don’t have any serious hobbies. I figure I’ll have time for hobbies when my boys grow up and move out. Until then, I just like to hang out with them.

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My insanely beautiful wife. Easily my very best friend. She’s pretty, smart, great with the kids, a wonderful worship leader, and a terrific cook. She’s the total package when it comes to awesome wives and I love her tons.

We’ve been married over 18 years and it feels like we’re just getting started.

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The Healing Light/The Healing Rock. These two internet radio stations play old Christian rock from the 80’s and 90’s.

It’s so much fun to listen to because it reminds me of some really good times when I was younger.

I know this one makes me look old. I don’t care. It’s one of my favorite things!

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Those are just a few of my favorite things (and people). What are some of yours?

Lee, thanks for sharing these; I share your sense of value about the home (wife & boys). I wanted to limit myself to sharing just one of my favorite things, but tempted to declare two 🙂
#1. Charles G. Finney, anything he writes on revival. That revival starts with oneself – I love that!
#2. Music by Keith Green. What a Spirit-inspired soul!

However, I must confess that you just exposed me to Ralph Vaughan Williams’ music. Jane Jansen playing there wants to make me feel it’s time to go home and be with my Lord, the lady seemed to be joined with that violin. Beautiful!

I love blog posts like this! Okay, I’m going to narrow it down to 5 of my favorite things:

1) Learning about nature- somehow it just reminds me that God really is evident in all of creation.

2) Laughing – I like to laugh. I like making people laugh, hearing people laugh, seeing people laugh. I just like everything there is about laughing.

3) Chick-Fil-A. I think God served Chick-Fil-A as manna to the children of Israel. I could eat there for every meal all the time (except Sundays, of course).

4) Children – I love children. I think they hold such a sweet spot in God’s heart. I really believe they are a forgotten people group that God has called us to reach. I think reaching children for the Gospel could save the whole world from a lot of future problems and the church from a lot of inefficient attempts to save a dying humanity.

5) My Small Group – I wish everyone had a small group like mine. We argue, we fight, we disagree, we cry together, we laugh a lot, we get mad at each other, we learn about forgiveness, we pray for each other, we do ministry together, and we genuinely like each other. They have been the reason I’ve kept it together over the past ten years. I love this group of people, and I hope that everyone has a group of people around them just like it.

P.S. This post has inspired me. This is going to be my next post on my blog…